Dr. Tim McClendon
Senior Pastor
Email: tmcclendon@stjaiken.org
Phone: 803.648.6891 ext. 208
Dr. Tim McClendon is a native of Edgefield, SC and has been the Senior Pastor of
St. John's UMC, Aiken since June of 2014. He has served Methodist Churches in
Cheraw, Hartsville, and Rock Hill, SC for 48 years. He remained Senior Pastor of St.
John’s when it separated from the UMC in 2024. While in the UMC he served various
roles such as Columbia District Superintendent, Annual Conference Parliamentarian,
and was nominated by the South Carolina Annual Conference to be a Bishop on
three occasions. Dr. Tim was also awarded the Denman Evangelism Award for his
excellence in church growth and discipleship. He has been very involved in missions
in the Philippines, Bulgaria, Mozambique, Nicaragua, the Congo, Zambia and in the
United States. He has been a seminary professor in Wesleyan Theology and
History, and Church Law at Emory’s University’s Candler School of Theology and
Lutheran Southern Seminary.
He is a Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South
Carolina, has a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary in Boston, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Candler School of
Theology at Emory University. He was Candler’s first recipient of its Distinguished
Alumni Award. Dr. Tim is known as a creative and engaging worship leader, teacher,
and preacher who connects with people in authentic and inspiring ways. Above all,
he loves Jesus and people and it shows!
Phone: 803.648.6891 ext. 208
Dr. Tim McClendon is a native of Edgefield, SC and has been the Senior Pastor of
St. John's UMC, Aiken since June of 2014. He has served Methodist Churches in
Cheraw, Hartsville, and Rock Hill, SC for 48 years. He remained Senior Pastor of St.
John’s when it separated from the UMC in 2024. While in the UMC he served various
roles such as Columbia District Superintendent, Annual Conference Parliamentarian,
and was nominated by the South Carolina Annual Conference to be a Bishop on
three occasions. Dr. Tim was also awarded the Denman Evangelism Award for his
excellence in church growth and discipleship. He has been very involved in missions
in the Philippines, Bulgaria, Mozambique, Nicaragua, the Congo, Zambia and in the
United States. He has been a seminary professor in Wesleyan Theology and
History, and Church Law at Emory’s University’s Candler School of Theology and
Lutheran Southern Seminary.
He is a Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South
Carolina, has a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary in Boston, and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Candler School of
Theology at Emory University. He was Candler’s first recipient of its Distinguished
Alumni Award. Dr. Tim is known as a creative and engaging worship leader, teacher,
and preacher who connects with people in authentic and inspiring ways. Above all,
he loves Jesus and people and it shows!
Rev. Butch Blackwell
Associate Pastor of Nurture Ministries
Email: gblackwell@stjaiken.org
Phone: 803.648.6891 ext. 214
Butch is a Newberry College graduate with a dual degree in Economics and Political Science. For many years he sought to fulfill God’s call on his life by working for the largest health insurance provider in SC where Butch rose to the position of Senior Director of Hospital and Ancillary Contracting. He felt God leading him to give up that career and begin studies for ministry in the UMC. Butch has been active in his home church as Lay Leader, Finance Committee Chair, Sunday School teacher and as a Certified Lay Speaker. He has spent the last seven years serving as pastor of Clinton UMC in Salley, SC.
Butch completed the five-year Course of Study through Duke Divinity School and the two-year Advanced Course of Study so that he will be ordained as an Elder in the UMC. He loves ministry and every aspect of it. His electives have centered on pastoral care, counseling, and every manner of nurture.mailto:gblackwell@stjaiken.org?subject=
Phone: 803.648.6891 ext. 214
Butch is a Newberry College graduate with a dual degree in Economics and Political Science. For many years he sought to fulfill God’s call on his life by working for the largest health insurance provider in SC where Butch rose to the position of Senior Director of Hospital and Ancillary Contracting. He felt God leading him to give up that career and begin studies for ministry in the UMC. Butch has been active in his home church as Lay Leader, Finance Committee Chair, Sunday School teacher and as a Certified Lay Speaker. He has spent the last seven years serving as pastor of Clinton UMC in Salley, SC.
Butch completed the five-year Course of Study through Duke Divinity School and the two-year Advanced Course of Study so that he will be ordained as an Elder in the UMC. He loves ministry and every aspect of it. His electives have centered on pastoral care, counseling, and every manner of nurture.mailto:gblackwell@stjaiken.org?subject=
Rev. Will Altman
Associate Pastor of Missions, Evangelism, & Young Adult Ministries
Email: waltman@stjaiken.org
Phone: 803.648.6891 ext. 218
Rev. Will is a native of Galivants Ferry, SC. He is a 2012 graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Animal and Veterinary Science. He earned his Master’s of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 2020. After attending Clemson, he was Youth Pastor at Lawrence Chapel UMC and Assistant Campus Minister at the Clemson Wesley Foundation. He previously served at Trinity UMC in Darlington, SC and the Upper Richland charge- Beulah and Oak Grove UMC in Blythewood, SC.
Rev. Will and his new bride, Stockton, are new residents to Aiken and look forward to becoming involved in many aspects of St. John's UMC and the Aiken community.
Phone: 803.648.6891 ext. 218
Rev. Will is a native of Galivants Ferry, SC. He is a 2012 graduate of Clemson University with a degree in Animal and Veterinary Science. He earned his Master’s of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in 2020. After attending Clemson, he was Youth Pastor at Lawrence Chapel UMC and Assistant Campus Minister at the Clemson Wesley Foundation. He previously served at Trinity UMC in Darlington, SC and the Upper Richland charge- Beulah and Oak Grove UMC in Blythewood, SC.
Rev. Will and his new bride, Stockton, are new residents to Aiken and look forward to becoming involved in many aspects of St. John's UMC and the Aiken community.